Well.



PATENTED OCT. 30, 1906.

W. A. GRUMLY,

WELL. APPLICATION FILED unmo, 1906.

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WILLIAM-A. CRIIMLY, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

WELL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 30,1906. SerialNo- 308.906.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. CRUMLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wells, ofwhich the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usemy said invention.

My invention relates to wells of that kind which are usually dug in theground to the water-yielding strata and are then walled to form areservoir to contain the water flowing from the water-bearing strata.

The purposes of m invention-are to provide a system of well constructionwhereby wells may be expeditiously and cheaply constructed, to providean inclosed reservoir to contain the water, and to provide simple andeffective means for'ventilating the well and preventing the introductionof extraneous or contaminating matter into the Well.

With these ends in view my invention consists in the novel features ofconstruction and combinations of parts shown in the annexed drawings, towhich reference is hereby made, and hereinafter particularly described,and finally recited in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a combined elevation andsectional view of the well. Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial vertical axialsection through the well-lining and the ventilating-tube, and Fig. 3 isa horizontal transverse section on the line3 3 of Fig. 1

looking upward.

Similar reference-numerals designate like parts in the several views.

In constructing the well the procedure is as follows: A hole of the samediameter as the enlarged lower part or reservoir is dug in v the groundto the required depth, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

art of the hole is then walled with looselyaid brick 15 or equivalentmaterial to form a reservoir 17 suitable to contain a supply of water. Aslab of stone 16, having a central hole 16 and a central depression 4*,is then laid on top of the slab. Glazed sewer-pipes 1 are then placedone on top of the other and extending upward to the surface of theground. The lower end of the bottom tile rests in the depression 4?, andthe depression is filled with cement 4. The flanges of the tiles arealso filled with cement in like manner to form a continuous water-tighttube The lower extending from the slab 16 to the top of the ground. Theupper tile 13 has a T 14, in which 'a flanged elbow 5 fits. A similarflanged elbow 6 fits in the flange of the elbow 5. The elbow 6 iscemented in the elbow 5, and the elbow 5 is cemented in the T 14. Ablock 12, preferably of stone or cement, and has a central hole in whichthe pump-stock fits tightly'and to form a seal for the upper end of thewell-lining, is cemented in the upper end of the section 13. The tubingof the pump 9 extends downward through the tiles to the water-reservoir.A suitable platform 10 is placed at the upper end of the well-lining. Aperforated plate 7 is secured in the flange of the elbow 6 and admitsair to the well. The upper end of the pipe 6 being turned downwardprevents the obstruction of the pipe by reason of dirt accumulatingthereon, and the perforated plate 7 prevents the entry of vermin or dirtinto the tube.

From the foregoing it will be seen that'the reservoir of the well is soconstructed as not to interfere with the flow of .water into the well,and the well-lining above the reservoir being water-tightpreventssurface water or other contaminating matter from flowing into orentering the well. There is also practical advantage on account of thefacility with which the well may be constructed.

When the reservoir has been built and the well-lining placed thereon asdescribed, the dirt dug from the well is replaced and'tamped around thewell-lining to prevent displacement of the tiles. Owing to the nature ofthe material the well is cleanly and sanitary and practicallyindestructible.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a well a reservoir having a wall through which the live water ofwater-yielding strata percolates, a slab on top of said reservoir glazedtiles supported on said slab, cement forming a water-tight connection ofsaid tiles with each other and of the bottom tile with the slab on topof the reservoir, a top tile having a T, an elbow fitting in said T, anda downwardly-curved elbow fitting in said first-named elbow, said elbowsbeing cemented to each other and to said- T as set forth.

2. In a well a reservoir having a wall through which the live water ofwater-yielding strata ercolates, a slab on top of said reservoir, gIazedtiles supported on said slab,

cement forming a water-tight connection of In witness whereof I havehereunto subsaid tiles with each other and of the bottom scribed myname, at Springfield, Illinois, this [0 tile with the slab on top, ofthe reservoir, a 31st day of August, 1905.

top tile having a T, an elbow fitting in said T, a downwardly-curvedelbow fitting in said WILLIAM CRUMLY' first-named elbow, said elbowsbeing cement- Witnesses: ed to each other and to said T as set forth,ROBERT H. DOOLING,

and a seal in the upper end of the top tile. MARGARET MCDONALD.

